Sportsbooks For Philadelphia 76ers

Maybe the Philadelphia 76ers have abandoned tanking. Maybe they’re committed to expediting their rebuild. Maybe they’ll even add some talent over the offseason. But that doesn’t matter. None of it. The Sixers are so far gone, that even a renewed devotion to improving drastically and quickly holds little weight. They are, in many ways, a basketball bettor’s nightmare. You know they’re bad, but that knowledge doesn’t mean much unless you’re betting only moneylines. Betting Sixers moneylines, for the record, isnt all that appealing by itself. [+]

The odds are seldom lucrative unless you’re betting in their favor, and they’re seldom, if ever, favorites themselves.

It’s best to just avoid the Sixers altogether. Granted, if a game comes along you think they can win, then throwing some coin down on the moneyline has its advantages.

Still, those moneyline bets are lucrative for a reason. The Sixers are that bad, and thus that unlikely to win.

Who Do The Philadelphia 76ers Play Next

Take a look at the Sixers’ next opponent. Once you see the moneylines, spreads, overs and unders, decide which bet is right for you by looking at how the Sixers stack up with this particular foe. Comparing play styles and rosters will give you a solid foundation to bet with.

Philadelphia 76ers Game Schedule

Here you have the Sixers’ schedule in its entirety. Use it to look ahead and find games on which you’d like to bet. Lines won’t be availble too far advance, but you can judge the matchup based on the Sixers’ opponent and their play style until you grab official odds. It’ll make things worlds easier on game day. [+]

This is also an extremley useful resource when trying to survive individual game bets.

Scroll back through the Sixers’ schedule to see how they fared against certain opponents and particular lines. How are they at home? How about on the road? How do they play against fast teams? What about slow ones?

Has the over or under been a better play lately? What types of spreads have they covered? Which teams have they beaten?

Answering those types of questions will help you concoct a betting blueprint for any game the Sixers are playing, regardless of their opponent or sportsbooks odds.

Philadelphia 76ers Standings Today

Take in a snapshot of the Sixers’ standing within the Eastern Conference. It’s of minimal use to you for now, as you neither need it to track their playoff hopes or lottery odds. [+]

They are light years outside the postseason picture and have the league’s worst record by far. If you find a sportsbook that is willing to take prop bets on where they’ll land inside the draft lottery, go crazy. Otherwise, avoid any Sixers futures like the plague.

NBA

#

team

P

W

L

+

-

%

Regular Eastern Conference Atlantic

1

Toronto Raptors

44

28

16

4842

4613

0.636

2

Boston Celtics

43

26

17

4614

4528

0.605

3

New York Knicks

45

19

26

4749

4874

0.422

4

Philadelphia 76ers

42

15

27

4159

4399

0.357

5

Brooklyn Nets

43

9

34

4567

4940

0.209

Regular Eastern Conference

1

Cleveland Cavaliers

42

30

12

4591

4385

0.714

2

Toronto Raptors

44

28

16

4842

4613

0.636

3

Boston Celtics

43

26

17

4614

4528

0.605

4

Atlanta Hawks

44

26

18

4529

4511

0.591

5

Washington Wizards

43

23

20

4563

4550

0.535

6

Charlotte Hornets

44

23

21

4636

4533

0.523

7

Indiana Pacers

43

22

21

4533

4588

0.512

8

Chicago Bulls

45

22

23

4555

4561

0.489

9

Detroit Pistons

45

21

24

4522

4552

0.467

10

Milwaukee Bucks

43

20

23

4491

4476

0.465

11

New York Knicks

45

19

26

4749

4874

0.422

12

Orlando Magic

46

18

28

4596

4830

0.391

13

Philadelphia 76ers

42

15

27

4159

4399

0.357

14

Miami Heat

44

14

30

4347

4509

0.318

15

Brooklyn Nets

43

9

34

4567

4940

0.209

Regular Western Conference

1

Golden State Warriors

44

38

6

5190

4615

0.864

2

San Antonio Spurs

43

34

9

4626

4252

0.791

3

Houston Rockets

47

34

13

5380

5048

0.723

4

L.A. Clippers

45

29

16

4853

4616

0.644

5

Utah Jazz

45

29

16

4486

4289

0.644

6

Oklahoma City Thunder

44

25

19

4678

4645

0.568

7

Memphis Grizzlies

46

26

20

4584

4574

0.565

8

Denver Nuggets

43

18

25

4723

4786

0.419

9

Portland Trailblazers

46

19

27

4945

5081

0.413

10

New Orleans Pelicans

44

17

27

4524

4651

0.386

11

Sacramento Kings

43

16

27

4400

4535

0.372

12

Minnesota Timberwolves

44

16

28

4546

4592

0.364

13

Dallas Mavericks

44

15

29

4249

4402

0.341

14

Phoenix Suns

44

15

29

4667

4904

0.341

15

L.A. Lakers

48

16

32

4996

5302

0.333

Regular Western Conference Southwest

1

San Antonio Spurs

43

34

9

4626

4252

0.791

2

Houston Rockets

47

34

13

5380

5048

0.723

3

Memphis Grizzlies

46

26

20

4584

4574

0.565

4

New Orleans Pelicans

44

17

27

4524

4651

0.386

5

Dallas Mavericks

44

15

29

4249

4402

0.341

Regular Western Conference Northwest

1

Utah Jazz

45

29

16

4486

4289

0.644

2

Oklahoma City Thunder

44

25

19

4678

4645

0.568

3

Denver Nuggets

43

18

25

4723

4786

0.419

4

Portland Trailblazers

46

19

27

4945

5081

0.413

5

Minnesota Timberwolves

44

16

28

4546

4592

0.364

Regular Eastern Conference Central

1

Cleveland Cavaliers

42

30

12

4591

4385

0.714

2

Indiana Pacers

43

22

21

4533

4588

0.512

3

Chicago Bulls

45

22

23

4555

4561

0.489

4

Detroit Pistons

45

21

24

4522

4552

0.467

5

Milwaukee Bucks

43

20

23

4491

4476

0.465

Regular Eastern Conference Southeast

1

Atlanta Hawks

44

26

18

4529

4511

0.591

2

Washington Wizards

43

23

20

4563

4550

0.535

3

Charlotte Hornets

44

23

21

4636

4533

0.523

4

Orlando Magic

46

18

28

4596

4830

0.391

5

Miami Heat

44

14

30

4347

4509

0.318

Regular Western Conference Pacific

1

Golden State Warriors

44

38

6

5190

4615

0.864

2

L.A. Clippers

45

29

16

4853

4616

0.644

3

Sacramento Kings

43

16

27

4400

4535

0.372

4

Phoenix Suns

44

15

29

4667

4904

0.341

5

L.A. Lakers

48

16

32

4996

5302

0.333

Waiting for the Sixers to Settle on a Direction

Sixers futures are, as you should know by now, off the table. Worse, there is no timeline for when you can resume those types of bets. At minimum, it’ll be three seasons, though probably more. In the meantime, you’re free to continue surfing the over and under wave, hoping the Sixers eventually emerge as a consistent betting play in some respect.

You’ll know they’re headed in such a direction when they clear up the roster’s frontcourt logjams and start to assemble a core of players that actually complements one another.

Joel Embiid, who has yet to make his NBA debut, Nerlens Noel and Jahlil Okafor cannot be on the same roster. All of them are best suited at the center position, and not one of them can be an effective full-time power forward. Even if one of them can make the switch, Dario Saric will come stateside soon, and he’s most effective at the 4 spot.

Two of Embiid, Noel and Okafor have to go. This matter will become dire if the Sixers win the lottery and take Ben Simmons. Though LSU used him as a small forwad, he is a power forward in the NBA. If this happens, the Sixers will need to deal three of Embiid, Noel, Okafor, Saric and Simmons before they can chart a permanent course.

Once this logjam is cleared up, you’ll be free to dabble in some Sixers futures. Win total bets are also stellar plays if you notice the roster is noticeabley upgraded or downgraded. The division, conference and championship odds, however, will still have to wait a long time. The Sixers need to hold a position of power for at least two consecutive seasons before you start pinning them to those conversations. Bet on them in this way anytime sooner, even if it feels better than expected, and you’re more likely to get burned.

How To Make Money Betting On Philadelphia 76ers

If you’re someone who wants to avoid moneylines but still bet on the Sixers, you’ll need to vacillate between overs and unders. The absence of a defensive or offensive specialty makes the Sixers’ scores especially difficult to predict, yet because they’re so unbelievably bad on both ends of the floor, you can detect certain patterns.

When the Sixers are playing a strong defensive team—particularly slow paced squads—roll with the under. Philly’s offense is solvable, and snail-like paces drum down scoring by default.

Conversely, when they play efficient offensive teams that run with a ton of pace, try bathing in the over waters. The Sixers are sloppy when they play faster than normal, and the defense doesn’t have the chops this season to bog down potent point piling machines.